Sewanhaka High School - Totem Yearbook (Floral Park, NY)

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Q S, xii: Girls give greiit cure to their nnils in Heiiuty Culture. l.eiirning1 piistry lmkinli in Elf' mentury Foods. Connie Guzzi hems her dunimy while model poses for Dfactlcal fiishinn designing. The Boys' Chefs class gather for hum and eggs al fresco. MRS. KATHERINE AUSTIN MRS. RosA BRISTOVV, M.A. 1947 Uniivvrrity of lllaryland 194-3 MRS. WILMA LEADBETER, M.A. Columbia Unifcffrxily MRS. ANITA lVlEA'GHER.. B.S. 1953 Columbia Uni-versity 1952 MRS. BEVERLY FREDRICS, M.A. Columbia Unffvfrsiiy MRS. NIARIAN HERSHEY, B.S.H.E 1935 Hunter College 1953 Home Economics OMR Economics offers courses of interest to everyone who wishes some day to meet the problems of family life with an over-all knowledge and understanding of the skills which form an important part of useful living. N0 matter the race, color or creed, Home Economics is something practiced by all, Our department encompasses such a wide scope of topics, that the skills are divided to enable the student to fully comprehend the many different phases that Sewanhaka Girls in Home Economics haste seams on princess style party dresses. 18